Roseburg review. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 1885-1920, 1887-07-08
g. ". Genger on sae amendment.

EDITOR REVIEW: Twill once more Writ
in regard to the amendment, and will say
right here that the editor of THE REVIEW
always has acted the gentleman to give both
sides of subject fare show, but the Plain
dealer did not for | wrote reply to Mr.
Wallace and the editor would not publish it,
but it does not make much difference. Iwant
The REVIEW 10 publish the amendment yer
batem and let the voters see Just what they
are voting for and not vote blindly, but see
for themselves. Prohibition should never
receive the majority Of votes in Oregon. First,
it would do no good, the liquors will be used
as long as people want them, but it may be
done as the game law, the hunters kill just as
many deer as they did and SO they will have
liquors. They have trouble in Maine, they
arc getting liquors direct from other countries
under the U. S. laws and the state can't
stop it, SO you see there is more ways to get
what we want than one. The United States
now get along very nicely, they get their tax,
and the county gets their license fees, SO the
cities get revenue to keep the business run
ming, SO you see that is good enough. Now
voter when they tell you there will not be
nothing more to do but vote for the amend
ment and then there will be nothing done by
the liquor men, you will find out that king
alcohol will die hard if he dies, but there is
not much danger, for he aint such bad fel-
low after all. He pays the interest on the
bonds and makes living Ior thousands; dis.
tills $4,000 bushels of grain, and feeds
the grain and makes whiskey out of the spirits
and pays the farmers for their grain, and the
farmers have more grain left at very low
prices because they cant distill enough to use
more, SO You see the king has mt room enough.
II the high tax was reduced SO he could send
our whiskey abroad, VIC could then get more
money from other countries in place of bring
ing whiskcy TO the prohi state from England
and selling them under the laws of the Uuited
States. Now we don't want to meddle with
the liquor laws, we have had the wisest men
sent up TO make laws for our country and /
think they have got the laws just as good as
the prohis would get them, for the head and
front OF the prohis are those that have got
mad at liquors from some cause of their friends
getting tight or they got too much themselves
and did not ind it out in time to save their
money, and others want office by the change
OF mind. We hope the true democrats that
always was true to the constitution of our
fathers may never stoop SO low as to pluck
one leaf from liberty's crown nor do believe
a true republican will ever vote for the amend
ment that will allow one law to be passed
that shall give the state over to the fanatics,
TO say you shall not eat or drink what has
been lawful to do ever since the creation of
man. For the laws to be made SO we shant
buy whiskey. We may want few gallons
to put up pickles, or to make venegar, or
camphor, or drink if we want it if prohibited.
Is that free country? The presbyterians Of
the time Of the Revolution was as good as
the Presbyterians are now, made whiskey and
brandy and started rebellion for their rights
but was overpowered by the armies of
Washington. The best christians in Penn
sylvania used whiskey and wine, in every
house that We visited they treated us TO
whiskey and wine. My letter is getting too
lengthy, SO Iwould close by saying voter look
out for your own welfare and vote against the
amendment and leave the laws as they are.
The present constitution is as good as it will
be il the amendment should pass. AS it
stands now, we need not fear but give men
the chance to change the salaries, we don't
know how much it would take 10 pay the
officers, they would have the growl on the
taxpayers and think they get enough, there
IS always enough men that will accept office
at the present salaries, they never resign be-
cause they do not get pay enough. My letter
IS too lengthy but hope THE REVIEW will
pardon nc. I am Cleveland democrat and
they may call me burbon man. They called
my Savior a glutton and wine bibber.
G. w. GENGER.